Adult male gibbon leads snake mobbing
Written by Jack Poole (BNF’s Gibbon Behaviour Project Intern) Once upon a time in the green depths of Sabangau Forest lived a family of gibbons, collectively known as Group C. The group comprised of Captain the adult male, Chilli his adolescent daughter, and Comel (pronounced “Cho- Mel”) another adult female. Chilli is known well to […]
Preventing the fires: Raising awareness with local communities
Since early September there have been several fires detected in Central Kalimantan. The firefighting teams are on high alert and are conducting fire prevention patrols in the forest and along the rivers of Sabangau. This month Borneo Nature Foundation collaborated with the Community Health Centre in Kereng Bangkirai, a village adjacent to the Sabangau Forest. […]
BNF Directors contribute to new Orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Assessment
2016 was a significant year for orangutan conservation. The Bornean orangutan was declared Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as threats to the species have become more severe and scientists have estimated that the population will decline by 86% between 1950 and 2025. Now both species of orangutan (Bornean and […]
Hello from the Sebangau National Park forest!
Hello! Isabella and Louise here; two volunteers in the second group at the BNF Sebangau National Park camp. We are now over half way through our volunteering experience and over the last few weeks we have conducted gibbon triangulation surveys, measured the growth of trees in different plot sites, and surveyed the butterfly and dragonfly […]
Conservationists come together to save the world’s smallest bear
Last week the 1st International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation and Management was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 97 field researchers, conservation managers, environmental educators and conservation breeding specialists, as well as government and industry representatives came together to discuss the world’s smallest bear; the sun bear. The symposium organised by Free […]
Feb (wild female orangutan) is Pregnant!
Written by Azis (Orangutan Project Coordinator) When I followed Feb, a wild adult female orangutan in the Sabangau Forest, I saw very different behaviour than normal. I could also see that her belly was very big! Normally Feb is more active, whereas this time she was slow and resting a lot. So I had the […]
Preventing the fires: BNF build dams and re-plant trees in burnt area
The dry season in Central Kalimantan has begun and the water levels in the forest continue to drop. We are now working to prevent fires in Sabangau Forest, so we do not see a repeat of the 2015 fires that destroyed forests and land across Borneo. About 5,000 hectares of the Sabangau Forest were lost […]
Orangutan’s family tree!
Written by Sophie Kirklin (BNF’s Primate Scientist) Cleo: Where it all started. Cleo was the first orangutan resident to be followed by the OuTrop team, back in 2003. Since then, her family has grown! On the project today, the community of orangutans who we follow, and come to know very well, is bigger, and still […]
Discovering the Rungan forest
Written by Arabella Newton From the beginning of July until last week we have been living and working in the Rungan forest, gradually building our understanding of the habitats found there and the animals that inhabit them. I´m Arabella, one of the expeditions and volunteer coordinators this year, and volunteer from last year. It has […]
Hear volunteer’s testimony from Rungan Forest- Borneo!
The volunteers from Exeter Univerity (UK) spent a month in Rungan Forest- Borneo Indonesia without any internet or mobile connection. They joined our scientific expedition to learn about the Rungan Forest and to understand the species richness and biodiversity there. Here are their testimonies from the beginning of their trip: Katherine – This is the […]